Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks rises to 1,780 m in California. Preston Peak stands 2,208 m to the east, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 2.5 miles away. Pacific Coast passes 29 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49086138, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,780 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Pacific Coast, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 2.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Bear Basin Butte: 3.5 mi
- Wounded Knee Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Broken Rib Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Stout Grove: 20.8 mi
- Great Cats World Park: 21.1 mi
- Butterfly Pavilion: 21.3 mi
- Grove of Titans: 21.8 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument: 23.0 mi
- The People's Center: 16.0 mi
- Siskiyou Smokejumper Base Museum: 18.5 mi
- Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience: 23.0 mi
- Oregon Caves Visitor Center: 23.0 mi
- Kerbyville Museum: 25.0 mi
- Danger Point: 12.0 mi
- Ferry Point: 17.0 mi
- Blue Nose Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Camp Spring: 19.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.4 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.4 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 4.3 mi
- Loretta Falls: 13.3 mi
- Fern Fall: 23.7 mi
- Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Engine: 17.9 mi
- Fort Briggs Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
- Happy Camp River Park: 16.4 mi
- Indian Hill Ranch: 16.7 mi
- Illinois River Forks State Park: 22.2 mi
- Rough and Ready Preserve: 17.3 mi
- Rough and Ready State Natural Site: 17.9 mi
- Woodcock Bog RNA (BLM): 20.4 mi
- Collier Tunnel Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Twin Peaks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Peak | E 91° | 2,208 m | 3.7 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 59° | 2,075 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSE 168° | 1,953 m | 2.8 mi |
| Little Preston | E 88° | 1,945 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NE 44° | 1,920 m | 6.7 mi |
| Youngs Peak | NNE 31° | 1,908 m | 4.4 mi |
| Polar Bear Mountain | NE 45° | 1,906 m | 6.1 mi |
| Copper Mountain | ENE 76° | 1,903 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:03 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 8.0 | 12.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cave Junction 1 WNW, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268539 — Twin Peaks, Siskiyou County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800464
Day trips start here
- Del Norte County · 16 mi
- Oregon Caves National Monument · 23 mi
- Crescent City · 27 mi
- Klamath · 28 mi
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